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BlogFest wrapup
How much fun was BlogFest 7?
How much is that doggie in the window? He’s FREE!
A brief public service announcement: Sweet dog available to good home. Details below are from an email — please leave a comment if you’d like more info or to contact the dog’s foster home. Date: 6/12/2006 8:48:41 AM Subject: Wonderful 5 yr. male black lab needs home Tyler is a wonderful 5-year-old neutered male black …
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So damn hot
“A Million Ways” by OK Go I went to see OK Go plan at Mr. Small’s Theatre last Friday, on the spur of the moment. Fantastic decision on my part: Mr. Small’s is a super spot to see live music, and the crowd was big enough to have critical mass but no so large as …
Pop City!
Hello, visitors from Pop City Media. Thanks for stopping by. I’m delighted that My Brilliant Mistakes received such a lovely mention in Jennifer Baron’s article surveying the state of blogging in Pittsburgh. And I’m even more pleased that I look sort of pleasant in the accompanying photo with Mike Woycheck. (I do wish, though, that …
Drink of the Week: Pear and Cardamom Sidecar
Bottles of high-end liqueur often come with recipes, to encourage one to consume one’s fancy booze quickly. Chambord, the rich and sweet raspberry cordial, is accompanied by a full-color, 64-page booklet of recipes for cocktails and food, including close-up sensuous photos of the cocktails; their website reproduces it online. It claims to be “the definitive …
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iPod Ching
My mini iPod knows all, sees all, tells … some.
I bought you a present
The latest advance in espionage is sonar-controlled spy sharks: The Pentagon is funding research into neural implants with the ultimate hope of turning sharks into ‘stealth spies’ capable of gliding undetected through the ocean, a report says. The research, outlined in this week’s issue of New Scientist builds on experimental work to control animals by …
The most important meal of the day
The best breakfast, bar none.
Spotting a flood/hurricane damaged vehicle
A little public service announcement: Before you buy a used vehicle, check it out with this list of Ten tips for spotting a flood-damaged vehicle from the National Automobile Dealers Association. The used car market is sure to be awash (ha ha!) with retitled vehicles in the coming months and years. Best to be wary. …
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